Summer Power Outage Preview: Kansas City Grid FAILS 2022

Today we get a peek at the future and a sign that our local energy systems will be strained in the month ahead.

To wit . . .

KANSAS CITY POWER OUTAGES TODAY SIGNAL FUTURE PROBS WITH THE GRID GOING FORWARD AMID THE HOT SUMMER!!!

Here's a peek at the sitch today and a reason that a great many people will be fuming both now and in the future . . .

Reports of outages began at around 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

Evergy didn't immediately have an estimate on how long it might take crews to restore power.

Due to the outages, the National Weather Service encouraged people to check on those it calls "more vulnerable."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Power knocked out to 7K in KC during hottest time of day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A power problem has some homeowners hot under the collar Monday afternoon. Evergy said there is a mechanical issue with one of its substations. The issue has knocked out power to about 7,000 people south of the Plaza and south of Mission Hills.


Evergy says high temperatures, demand for power led to outages in KCMO

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A spokesperson for Evergy said extreme heat and high demand for power caused a transformer to fail, leading to power outages in parts of Kansas City, Missouri. Reports of outages began at around 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Evergy didn't immediately have an estimate on how long it might take crews to restore power.


Evergy to take control of some thermostats Monday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Temperatures are expected to soar as the sunshine returns Monday afternoon. The heat mixed with high humidity will make it feel upwards of 100 degrees. That means air conditioners will be working overtime, straining the power grid across the metro.


Power outage Monday afternoon affects thousands in south Kansas City

A power outage Monday afternoon is affecting thousands of Evergy customers in south Kansas City.The utility reported that 6,000 customers lost power at about 3:45 p.m. after equipment failed at one of its substations.Evergy said crews are working on the problem.A heatwave is forecast for Kansas City through Wednesday.Refresh this page for updates.


Thousands of Kansas City residents left in dark due to transformer failure

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Many neighborhoods south of the Country Club Plaza lost power on Monday afternoon, including residents in Waldo. "It's starting to warm up in the house, it's not intolerable yet," Jim Grant, who lost power said. KSHB 41 News caught up with Grant about an hour into the power outage that began around 3:45 p.m.

And it today's bit of irony . . .

Kansas City Health Department closed Monday for A/C repairs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Repairs to the Kansas City Health Department will closed the building all day Monday. The department says representatives will be calling those with appointments scheduled for Monday to reschedule. We apologize for the inconvenience. Our teams will be calling to reschedule your appointment.

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